The University of Texas at San Antonio announces that its researchers have received a $248,083 grant to support R&D to increase the strength of concrete rebar.
Continue readingTexas university receives grant to develop high-strength concrete rebar
The University of Texas at San Antonio announces that its researchers have received a $248,083 grant to support R&D to increase the strength of concrete reinforcing bar.
Continue readingSandvik opens ultrasonic testing facility for pipes in the oil and gas industry
Sandvik Materials Technology, Sweden, has inaugurated a new state-of-the-art, fully automated ultrasonic testing facility for pipes in the oil and gas industry
Continue readingMaterion supplies beryllium for retrofit of Belgium’s nuclear test reactor
Materion Corp., Mayfield Heights, Ohio, reports that beryllium components supplied by Materion Performance Alloys and Composites are helping Belgium’s BR2 nuclear test reactor to continue operation and contribute to the world’s supply of radiopharmaceuticals.
Continue readingMessage from the President: Thank You for this Opportunity
It is with a great deal of humility and excitement that I welcome the opportunity to serve as the President of the ASM Thermal Spray Society.
Continue readingSpray Tips: Cold Spray Process Parameters
The image compares the particle velocity and gas temperature ranges of cold spray and other thermal spray processes.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Heat Treating of Martensitic Stainless Steels
The effect of tempering temperature on hardness and tensile properties of high-alloy steels appears to have the same general form as those of low-alloy steel.
Continue readingElectron beam additive manufacturing builds and repairs tooling dies
Sciaky Inc., Chicago, reports that its Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (Ebam) technology helped a major automotive manufacturer cut significant time and cost from building and repairing several tooling and stamping dies.
Continue readingSoft magnetic steel combines low coercivity with high permeability and resistivity
Carpenter Technology Corp., Wyomissing, Pa., has developed Cartech Hypocore, a new soft magnetic steel that offers performance benefits between those found in Carpenter’s high-performance Hipercore family of high-cobalt magnetic alloys, and those of commercial silicon-based alloys.
Continue readingLinde convection technology boosts heat treating productivity without fans
Linde LLC, Bridgewater, N.J., reports that the quality of metal parts can be improved by increasing the circulation of heat treatment atmospheres with technology that does not require fans, which can cause uneven convection.
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